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Kvapil wins at Memphis:

#60-Travis Kvapil won the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. 2nd was #29-Terry Cook, followed by #1-Ted Musgrave, pole sitter #2-Jason Leffler and #46-Dennis Setzer. For results, see NASCAR.com.(6-22-2002)...

Leffler wins pole at Memphis:

#2-Jason Leffler won the po;e at Memphis, his 4th pole of 2002, with a speed of 117.971mph. #46-Dennis Setzer was 2nd at 117.066, followed by #60-Travis Kvapil, #14-Rick Crawford and #16-Mike Bliss. Also qualifying were Randy and Teri MacDonald, the first brother and...

Gaughan wins at Texas:

#62-Brendan Gaughan became the second straight rookie to win at Texas in the CTS with his win in the O'Reilly 400, Gaughan is the first rookie to win a CTS race in 2002. 2nd was #60-Travis Kvapil (who was the rookie to win at Texas in 2001) followed by #75-David Starr...

CAT Rental leaves at end of 2002:

Mike Addington, owner of Addington Racing has formally announced that CAT Rental Stores will not be returning as sponsor of the #60 CTS team next season. The sponsorship contract expires on November 16, 2002 and after a mid-April review of Caterpillar's NASCAR racing...

Crawford gets pole at Dover:

#14-Rick Crawford won the first pole of 132 CTS race career with a speed of 150.414mph at Dover for the MBNA America 200 at Dover International Speedway (ESPN at 3:3opm/et). 2nd was #1-Ted Musgrave and #2-Jason Leffler with #29-Terry Cook being fourth and #60-Travis...

Bliss wins at Pikes Peak:

#16-Mike Bliss earned his first win since returning to the CTS at Pikes Peak. Pole sitter #2-Jason Leffler was 2nd, with #60-Travis Kvapil third, 4th was #29-Terry Cook and #75-David Starr was fifth. See ThatsRacin.com for Race Results.(5-19-2002)...

Testing over at Daytona:

The third and final day of CTS testing at Daytona had drivers turning laps in the pack and posting fast speeds in the 187mph range. Turning the top five fastest laps in today's drafting session were Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 187.566, Rick Crawford, Ford, 187.512; Bryan...

CTS Testing at Daytona UPDATE:

on Jan. 18-20, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will test for the Feb. 15 Florida Dodge Dealers 250. Oldfield Grandstand access is free and open to the public during testing with access through the lobby of DAYTONA USA.(DIS PR)(1-2-2002) Friday Results: # 88-Matt ...

Atlanta Testing UPDATE Day 1:

Some Chevrolet truck drivers will be testing Tuesday and Wednesday [Dec 11th and 12th] at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #60-Travis Kvapil, #46-Dennis Setzer, #75-David Starr, #?-Mike Bliss, #20-Coy Gibbs and #90-Lance Norick are all expected to take part in the two-day test...

Riggs on the pole at California:

#2-Scott Riggs won the pole at California Speedway with a speed of 173.678mph. #60-Travis Kvapil is on the outside pole at 172.542. Roiunding out the top five are #14-Rick Crawford third, #46-Dennis Setzer in fourth and #3-David Starr will start 5th. See That's Racin...

Kvapil wins at Texas:

#60-Rookie Travis Kvapil won the Silverado 350 Friday night for his first NASCAR Truck series victory, taking the lead with six laps left when #2-Scott Riggs (finished 13th) slowed because of a flat tire. #14-Rick Crawford was 2nd and #24-Jack Sprague was 3rd. #24-...

Kvapil to attempt Charlotte Cup race? UPDATE 2 no:

Kvapil to attempt Charlotte Cup race? UPDATE 2 no: Travis Kvapil driving an #60 Addington Racing Chevy Winston Cup car during testing at Charlotte this week (Tues the 18th and Wed the 19th), if all goes well Kvapil may attempt the UAW-GM Cup race at Lowes Motor Speedway...

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3:

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3: Lowes Motor Speedway will be open for NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams to test on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and Wednesday, Sept. 19, no word yet on which teams will test(LMS PR)(9-4-2001) UPDATE: actually no update nor any word on what teams will...

Sprague wins at New Hampshire:

#24-Jack Sprague led 183 of 200 laps to win the New England 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Sprague's second NASCAR Truck series win of the season. Sprague bested rookie #60-Travis Kvapil by 0.932 seconds. #46-Dennis Setzer was third, rookie #17-Ricky ...

Sauter Wins the Pole at Kentucky

#43-Jay Sauter won the pole at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 171.860 mph. Outside pole went to #10-Jeff Green at 171.772. CTS driver Travis Kvapil, in the RCR #21 Chevy was third in his first BGN start. #97-Phil Parsons, making his 2001 debut starts 5th. #99-Kerry...

Kvapil to test for RCR UPDATE and run Kentucky

#60 CTS driver Travis Kvapil will test an RCR Busch car at Chicago this week(ESPN CTS Race Coverage) UPDATE: A source close to Richard Childress Racing said Monday that NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Travis Kvapil will drive the #Chevrolet for RCR in next weekends...

Kvapil to test for RCR UPDATE and run Kentucky:

#60 CTS driver Travis Kvapil will test an RCR Busch car at Chicago this week(ESPN CTS Race Coverage) UPDATE: A source close to Richard Childress Racing said Monday that NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Travis Kvapil will drive the #Chevrolet for RCR in next weekends...

Riggs Wins:

#2-Scott Riggs was able to bounce back from trouble early in Saturdays Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway to record his first career CTS victory. A pit-stop collision 86 laps into Saturdays race knocked Riggs out of the top 20. But the Durham, NC driver...

Musgrave Wins:

Ted Musgrave and the #1 Mopar Performance Dodge had enough fuel to win Sundays Florida Dodge Dealers 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. After battling Jack Sprague and Joe Ruttman for the lead throughout the event, Musgrave...

Daytona Testing – Day 3:

#17-Ricky Hendrick posted the fastest single lap time in the final day of truck testing at 182.615 mph. Trucks in an afternoon drafting session were posting speeds in the high 180's with Bobby Hamilton running the #8 Dodge at 189.155mph. The speeds: 8, Bobby Hamilton...